Mad Max Film 40 Year Anniversary 09 October 2019 07:52 Rare Spares Rare Spares (0) ShareFord Australia was heavily involved in the film, with the MFP cars being XB Falcon sedans. An XA sedan, the car that popularised the “coke bottle” shape of the XA/XB/XC Falcon shapes, was used. [More]
Barra Swap Phenomenon 25 September 2019 07:20 Rare Spares (0) ShareThere are some companies that have something special in their catalogue. Most of the time, and understandably, it’s to do with their fire-breathing engine.Ford Australia is one of those companies. Their long lived 4.1L became the basis for new engines before a genius at their engine design company waved a hand and said ”Why don’t we bolt on a turbo?” [More]
Project Monaro 10 September 2019 10:01 Rare Spares (0) Share“We’re here to stay”.That’s the message that underpins an exciting mission being undertaken by Holden, veteran all makes parts supplier ACDelco, other long-term Holden suppliers and business partners, and a team of dedicated, long-term, Holden employees. The premise is simple: take an iconic car, restore it, give it away. The devil, they say, is in the details. The car is a 210,000km 2004 VZ spec, Monaro. The restoration is in partnership with companies that includes Holden’s own ACDelco. The give-away part is for a very lucky person that purchases Holden or ACDelco parts, or visits a Holden Dealer service centre. [More]
Corvette C8 28 August 2019 05:33 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) Share General Motors have confirmed details and American pricing for its forthcoming 2020 Corvette Stingray. It's a mid-engined machine, will come in a couple of trim levels, and will kick off at under USD$60,000. The engine configuration puts it into the same sphere as Ferrari, McLaren, and Lamborghini. Importantly, it will be produced in factory fitted right hand drive, and is due to start production later this year. [More]
Rare Spares Top Five Bathurst 1000 Races 13 August 2019 06:22 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) ShareMotorsport in Australia, as a topic of conversation, is one that’s up there with like/dislike Ricky Gervais, should pineapple be on a pizza, is Peter Helliar actually funny, for dividing people’s opinion. Who’s the greatest driver, was the 1978 Torana the best car, which was the greatest of the great races at Bathurst? Given the history of the yearly event that is “Bathurst”, pinning down a top five most exciting races from over fifty races is always going to be fraught with danger. We don’t expect our list to be yours. But we would love to know what you think your top five are. [More]
Round 4 Super2 Series – Queensland Raceway Race Report - Adam Marjoram 06 August 2019 06:56 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) ShareRound 4 of the Super 2 Championship was held at Queensland Raceway, or the paper clip as it’s affectionately called. It’s a track that I have practiced at a few times but never actually raced at in a Supercar, so it was new for me and the team as the Dunlop Super2 Series has not raced at QR since moving to the car of the future. The team having never raced there means we have no previous set up data for the car, so we will have to work it out as we go. [More]
The technical side of the Mustang in Supercars 30 July 2019 05:17 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) ShareSports have rules, regulations, guidelines. Sometimes they’re easily interpreted and implemented, sometimes they’re not.Motorsport is a great example of this, and in 2019 there’s been a measure of controversy about a new entrant to the category now known as Supercars.Ford’s Mustang is the new kid on the block, and it’s been greeted with both open arms and raised eyebrows. The main cause of its mixed reception has been to do with the regulations that Supercars run and this has affected the aerodynamics of the car that’s been built. [More]
Townsville Race Report 5-7 July 2019 - Adam Marjoram 24 July 2019 06:43 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) ShareRound 3 of the Championship, which was held on the streets of Townsville, far North Queensland has always been a favourite of mine with great success there in recent years, big crowds and an overall great atmosphere. As mentioned Townsville has been a fairly happy hunting ground for me in the past ... [More]
Super2 Mid-Season Recap 17 July 2019 11:37 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) ShareSuper2 is the name given to the second level of Supercars racing in Australia. It’s undergone a number of name changes in recent years, but the level of entertainment and gripping racing hasn’t. It’s provided a home for superseded top tier Supercars, and is a place for drivers aimi... [More]
VT Olympic Edition Commodore 02 July 2019 07:22 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) Share“And the winner is....Syduhknee” And with those words in the early 1990s the Olympic games were heading to Australia for the first time in over forty years. They kickstarted a revamp of a tired section of Sydney, reinvigorated Little Athletics, and would give Australia’s own, Holde... [More]